Baseball Preview: Lowell Red Devils vs. Boone Grove Wolves
The Lowell Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Lowell sitting on four straight wins and Boone Grove on nine.
Lowell will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Highland, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Lowell beat Highland on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Wheeler on Wednesday.
Tristan Wilson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Wilson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Davian Carrera, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Lowell's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-11. As for Boone Grove, their record is now 13-4.
Lowell skirted past Boone Grove 2-1 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Boone Grove's Seth Pitcock, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lowell still be able to contain Pitcock? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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